THIS WAY OUT
the international gay & lesbian radio magazine
RUNDOWN for Program #840, distributed 05/03/04
(hosted this week by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle)
Canada outlaws homophobic hate speech;
A British judge weighs employment and religious rights, France's Justice
Minister rejects a Bordeaux-area mayor's marriage proposal, a German labor
court certifies the "family" status of life partnerships, Australia's P.M.
wants to "defend" his country from queer marriage, plus other GLBT news;
and activist/musician Madeline Davis recalls her highpoints and high notes.
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Opening teases/theme music/intro continuity . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10
SEGMENT #1 ­ "NewsWrap": Openly gay Canadian M.P. Svend Robinson'ss bill to
include gays & lesbians in the country's anti-hate propaganda law wins unusual
passage despite its sponsor being (at least temporarily) out of politics; a
London High Court judge generally upholds religious exemptions in Britain's
new law against sexual orientation workplace discrimination, but says teachers
in religious schools are "likely" to be covered by it; the European Parliament
reaffirms its support for equal treatment of gays & lesbians, but rejects a
call for recognition of unmarried couples across borders and legal equality for
EU queer couples; France's Justice Minister challenge gay marriage-proposing
Bordeaux-area Mayor Noel Mamere's assertion that the nation's laws don't
prohibit it, while a German federal labor court rules that the country's "life
partnerships" law requires granting full spousal benefits to queer civil
servants, and Ireland's influential Law Reform Commission recommends legal recognition
of unmarried domestic partners and access to a number of rights enjoyed by
legally-married heterosexual couples; Maine becomes the 5th U.S. state to
register domestic partners, but many employers' domestic partner benefits are
probably on the way out in Massachusetts, and the New Hampshire House approves a
bill similar to one passed earlier in the state Senate to explicitly deny
recognition to same gender marriages performed in other states, while Australia's
Prime Minister John Howard pushes for legislation to deny legal recognition to
same gender marriages performed in other countries; distinguished English-born
and longtime San Francisco-based openly gay poet Thomas Gunn dies at the age
of 74; and French television viewers see the country's first-ever commercial
to feature a gay male couple -- touting Proctor & Gamble's Vizir laundry
detergent (written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to GRAHAM UNDERHILL, FENCEBERRY,
REX WOCKNER, and GREG GORDON, and anchored by RICK WATTS & CINDY FRIEDMAN)
[9:45] + Madeline Davis billboard (over "NewsWrap" outro music) [:05]. . . .
9:50
SEGMENT #2 - Inciting hatred against lesbians and gays is now illegal in
CANADA, thanks to the passage of a bill adding sexual orientation to the
country's hate propaganda law. The bill's success represents over a decade of effort
by openly gay New Democratic Party M.P. Svend Robinson, whose sudden medical
leave ironically prevented his presence from the victory. Canada's House
passed the bill late last year by a vote of 143-110. The Senate approved it on
April 28th and it passed its final hurdle, Royal Ascent, the following day. With
brief introductory comments by notorious homophobe FRED PHELPS, and analysis
by STEPHEN LOCK and LAURIE AARON of the Canadian queer advocacy group EGALE
(Equality for Gays And Lesbians Everywhere), This Way Out correspondent HEATHER
KITCHING [CITR/Vancouver's "Queer FM"] examines the new law (with brief intro
music from "Language of Violence" by the DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRISY)
[5:50] + "TWO" I.D. by British queer rocker TOM ROBINSON (introduced by an
excerpt from the Tom Robinson Band's "Glad To Be Gay") [:30] . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 6:20
SEGMENT #3 - With a varied list of accomplishments as long as a lesbian's
arm, activist, author, educator, musician, and archivist MADELINE DAVIS was
among the founders of the BUFFALO, NEW YORK Chapter of the Mattachine Society, one
of the earliest U.S. gay rights organizations. In 1972 she was one of the
first two openly queer delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Davis
recalls some of her political and musical adventures in this illuminating
conversation with "Queer Music Heritage" producer and This Way Out correspondent JD
DOYLE (begins with an excerpt from Davis' 1983 song "Boots of Leather," and
ends with her historic 1971 liberation anthem "STONEWALL NATION"). . . . . . .
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Closing continuity/credits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20
TOTAL PROGRAM TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29:00
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STATION PROMO COPY:
ANNCR: NEXT TIME ON "THIS WAY OUT," CANADA OUTLAWS HOMOPHOBIC HATE SPEECH,
A BRITISH JUDGE WEIGHS EMPLOYMENT AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS, FRANCE'S JUSTICE
MINISTER REJECTS A BORDEAUX-AREA MAYOR'S MARRIAGE PROPOSAL, A GERMAN LABOR
COURT CERTIFIES THE "FAMILY" STATUS OF "LIFE PARTNERSHIPS", AND AUSTRALIA'S
P.M. WANTS TO "DEFEND" HIS COUNTRY FROM QUEER MARRIAGE... PLUS PIONEERING
BUFFALO, NEW YORK LESBIAN ACTIVIST/MUSICIAN MADELINE DAVIS RECALLS HER
HIGHPOINTS AND HIGH NOTES.
ALL THAT AND MORE THIS WEEK WHEN YOU DISCOVER "THIS WAY OUT:
THE INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY RADIO MAGAZINE",
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